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BELVEDERE IBURON LIBRART nil 01572 665 A Secret XoF» TO TME XVIlSSIO^Sr BOTTOJVI OE THE '.^L^^-rf^f^i-j: yfiti^^^*^^^^ Roger Dunham C. This is the true story of an Ameri- can nuclear submarine's desperate search for a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine lost in the depths of the north Pacific. Told by a sailor on board the US. spy sub, it reads like a techno- thriller, but the events recorded here ac- tually happened. — To this day some twenty-eight years — later the U.S. Navy has never publicly admitted the operation took place. The mission remains so sensitive that it is still classified "compartmentalized top secret." With slight technical modifica- tions and name changes, however, Roger Dunham's story was cleared for publication by the Department of De- fense. It offers the first eyewitness ac- count ofwhat the Pentagon calls one of the most successful military operations of the ColdWar. The author's keen sense ofadventure, good pacing, and narrative style may cause some to think they are reading fic- tion. Dunham brings readers into his submarine as the crew struggles to ac- complish their mission in spite of flood- ing, emergency shutdowns of the nuclear reactor, depletion of uranium fuel, the loss overboard of a chief petty officer, and the mental breakdown of a crewman vital to the engine room. The ultimate success of this danger- ous operation earned the crew the Presi- dential Unit Citation, presented in a top secret ceremony. Spy Sub SPY SDB A Top Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific Dunham Roger C. Naval Institute Press Annapolis, Maryland © 1996 by Roger C. Dunham All rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher Dunham, Roger C, 1944- Spy Sub: A top secret mission to the bottom ofthe Pacific/ Roger C. Dunham, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55750-178-5 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Intelligence service-United States. 2. United States. Navy-Submarine forces. 3. Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoi Flot-Submarine forces. 4. Submarine disasters-Soviet Union. 1. Title. VB231.U54D86 1996 359.9'33'0973-dc20 96-10576 Printed in the United States ofAmerica on acid-free paper 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 9 8 7 6 5 To the men, on patrol beneath the seas, who serve our country in the United States SubmarineService
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